Free Ourdoor Cultural Program

JPA Early Summer Festival

Festival at Nolan Park – Saturday, MAY 28th (12-6pm)

Performance at Ourlook Hill – Friday, JUNE 17th (7-8:30pm)

(Rain Day, JUNE 18th)

Go to the webpages for the JPA event on Govenors Island 2018, 2019 & 2021!

Poster Image by Terumi Saito

Event Dates

Festival

Saturday, May 28th 12-6pm @ Nolan Park 

Performance 

33 Friday, June 17  7-8:30pm  (Rain Day, June 18) ##3 @ Outlook Hill 

JPA Early Summer Festival is supported by New York State Council on the Arts, NYC Cultural Affairs, Japan Foundation New York, J.C.C.Fund & JCCI NY 

ABOUT our performance on the Friday June 17th (Rain Day, 18th)

 JPA Performance at Outlook Hill on Goverrnos Island will be on FRIDAY, JUNE 17th (7-8pm) 

Looking forward to seeing you at the top of the hill!  

 

Thank you so much for your participation and support our Festival on May 28th

We had a great time with you throughout a day!

Our next performance event is on June 17th at Outlook Hill on Governors Island!

See you there!

Program on June 17 (Rain Day, June 18) - Performance at Outlook Hill

Performance: from 7:00 pm

JPA will perform “Gujo Odori” and “Nishimonai Bon Odori,” two of the Big Three Bon Odori dances of Japan on top of Outlook Hill on Governors Island. This will be JPA’s second performance on Outlook Hill since the summer of 2019. These two dances are culturally distinguished with hundreds of years of history, therefore they are shown in wide variety of cultural occasions in Japan (i.e. not only during the summer obon timing). The scene of these Japanese dances on top of the Hill, with the Statue of Liberty in the background, will be a spectacular view. Please come and enjoy!

Emcees: Frank Barrett & Jiro Nagahara

Programs

1. Introduction
2. Short Taiko Performance as Starter by Riley and Mac
3. Nishimonai Bon Odori (Ondo)
4. Gujo Odori (Kawasaki, Gengen Barabara, Sanbyaku)
5. Nishimonai Bon Odori (Ganke)
6. Gujo Odori (Kocho Kwasaki, nekonoko, Harukoma)
7. Taiko Performance by Riley and Mac
8. Finale (dancing Awa Odori freely with the rhythm of taiko )

 

Program on May 28 - Festival at Nolan Park (Completed)

Japanese Food Vendor Area: from 12:00 pm

 Japanese food items will be served at JPA Early Summer Festival! Vendors will open at 12:00 noon.

Performance Area: from 1:00 pm

Emcees:  Sakura Lin & Ken Saito

The detailed schedule of games and performances will be announced later, so please check back again. The games in this area include ring toss, watermelon splitting, candy craft performance. The performances in this area include kimono dressing demonstrations and workshops on Awaodori and Gujo Odori.

Playground Area: from 1:00 pm 

In this area, you can play Japanese games such as superball scooping, fukuwarai, ring toss, daruma otoshi, kendama, bamboo dragonfly, etc. Playing superball scooping require a small fee, but all other games are free.

Program Leaders

Director

Yuko Hamada

Emcee

Sakura Lin

Emcee

Ken Saito

EMCEE

Jiro Nagahara

EMCEE

Frank Barrett

Stage Manager

Kimono Dresser

Emi Kikuchi

Kimono Model

Sayaka Carpenter

Taiko Player

Riley Sumala

Site Logistic Manager

Kenji Nakano

Head of Information Receptionist

Midori Anami

Information Receptionist

Taka Nishimura

Information Receptionist

Keiko Nakanishi

Playground Leader

Nancy Castro

Playground Leader

Arielle Salnave

Hair Designer

Mika Saijo

Hair Designer

Satoshi Ikeda

Hair Designer

Toshitsugu Kubota

Hair Designer

Mayumi Maeda

Awa Odori Performer

Nana Miki

Awa Odori Performer

Ali Someya

Awa Odori Performer

Elwin

Awa Odori Performer

Atsuko Tonohata

Awa Odori Performer

Mana Kobuchi

Gujo Odori Performer

Hiro Aihara

Gujo Odori Performer

Hiroko Shimizu

Nishimonai Bon Odori Performer

Midori Anami

NIshimonai Bon Odori Performer

Akiko Matsumoto

Nishimonai Bon Odori Performer

Hatsuko Otsuka

Nishimonai Bon Odori

Nana Miki

Nishimonai Bon Odori

Atsuko Tonohata

Nishimonai Bon Odori Performer

Mana Kobuchi

Taiko Player

MacConnell Evans

Ferry Information:

To go to Governors Island,  ferry reservation is necessary. Please find the information at the page below.   You can find the ferry ride prices, schedule and other information!

https://www.govisland.com/visit-the-island/ferry

Direction to Nolan Park:

Nolan Park is 5 min walk from the Ferry terminal on Governors Island. From the terminal walk up to the end of the street and take the left passage. Walk along with the street, you will reach Nolan Park.